Virginia Rejects Right-to-Work Measure; Beyer Wins Second Term in US House

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Virginia voters headed to the polls Tuesday to select not just the next president, but also some new local leaders. They also had to decide whether to approve two amendments to the state's constitution and ballot initiatives.

Virginia's 8th Congressional DistrictRep. Don Beyer has won his race to stay in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The state's current law bans employers from requiring union membership or from denying non-union members the right to work. The proposed amendment would place the provisions of this law into Virginia's constitution.

The amendment will give localities the option of removing property taxes for the surviving spouses of any law enforcement officers, firefighters, search-and-rescue personnel, or emergency medical services personnel killed in the line of duty.

There is a current law, but it only extends to spouses of veterans with 100-percent service-connected, permanent and total disability, as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.